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The virtual group will be held the 3rd Monday of the month from April 21, 2025 – March 16, 2026.

Meeting Dates: 5/19/2025, 6/16/2025, 7/21/2025, 8/18/2025, 9/15/2025, 10/20/2025, 11/17/2025, 12/15/2025, 1/19/2026, 2/16/2026, 3/16/2026

The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) is excited to launch the Lunch Break – Parent Support Group for adoptive, foster, and kinship parents and caregivers!*

Topics covered include relationship building, grief and loss, birth family relationships, coping skills and self-care, and so much more.

In this monthly group we will engage in thought provoking, honest conversations, receive support and guidance, and leave better equipped with expanded knowledge, skills, and confidence – knowing you are not alone. We look forward to seeing you there!

This is a drop-in group and participation at every session is not required. *

The Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series is a free monthly webinar series for the mentoring field hosted and facilitated by MENTOR National, as well as a planning team of MENTOR Affiliates. Through ongoing evaluation of the latest developments in the field, this team delivers webinars focused on strengthening mentoring practices, sharing new resources, and helping the field put research into practice.

Current webinars are held monthly on the 3rd Thursday at:

• 10:00 – 11:30 AM Pacific
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Mountain
• 12:00 – 1:30 PM Central
• 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern

Webinars are free and online. Links to register for the upcoming webinar, with full descriptions and panelist information, are posted in the month leading up to the webinar. Check back periodically as plans for each month are finalized!

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Of all substances of abuse, alcohol causes the most serious long-term effects in a fetus, resulting in permanent brain damage. Many children with FASDs often go undiagnosed and suffer lifelong social challenges, serious mental health problems, and involvement with the juvenile justice system. Proper identification and intervention can help prevent many of these challenges. This webinar will help attendees identify red flags and signs that may indicate a child has brain-based behaviors as a result of prenatal alcohol exposure. Additionally, it will also help shift one’s perspective, viewing social/emotional problems, difficult behaviors, and learning challenges of these individuals as a symptom of brain dysfunction and not willful defiance and opposition.

Learning Objectives include:

• Learn what FASD is and how it is often misdiagnosed.
• Learn how FASD impacts brain development and behaviors.
• Learn to identify FASD red flags.
• Gain a shift in perspective about those with social/emotional problems, difficult behaviors, or learning challenges.

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The Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research

Alzheimer’s is a global health problem with more than 6 million people living with the disease in the US alone.

Tremendous gains have been made in the understanding of the science and basic biology underlying Alzheimer’s and other dementias. These advances are leading to great strides in strategies for prevention, detection, diagnostics, and therapeutic interventions.

The Alzheimer’s Association is a global leader in research, mobilizing the field to advance the vision of a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

The holidays are intended to be a time of celebrating and creating joyful memories with loved ones. However, when caring for someone whose health is declining or who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, it can be difficult to join in the holiday spirit. Join ElderLink’s December support call to engage in discussion on navigating grief and loss while caring for someone with a terminal illness and finding hope as we transition into the New Year.

Support calls are held virtually.
After registering for a support call, a Microsoft Teams Meeting link and phone number
will be provided so that you can join virtually or by phone.

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The Psychology of Scam Tactics and the Hindsight Trap
How scammers exploit urgency, authority, and emotional manipulation. Why hindsight bias is a harmful thinking trap.

The Aftermath: Shame, Guilt, Denial, Isolation, and Grief
Examine the science of shame and guilt, how they fuel silence, denial, loss of pride and safety. Look at how the grief stages apply to scam recovery.

Powerful Tools for Healing
Learn practical, effective techniques and strategies to regulate emotions that overpower us, and rebuild self-trust and confidence.

How to Support a Victim of Scam
Why loved ones must pair empathy with legal/financial guidance while connecting victims to services and supportive communities.

What is the New Jersey Comprehensive Assessment Tool? When does the assessment occur? What do the results mean? Join us for a thorough information session about the NJCAT, its importance, and how it affects an individual applying for DDD services.

ElderLink Virtual Support Call for Family Caregivers of Older Adults, via Microsoft Teams. Free. Hosted by Inova ElderLink. 

Terminal Illness: Caregiving While Managing Anticipatory Grief and Loss

The holidays are intended to be a time of celebrating and creating joyful memories with loved ones. However, when caring for someone whose health is declining or who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, it can be difficult to join in the holiday spirit. Join ElderLink’s December support call to engage in discussion on navigating grief and loss while caring for someone with a terminal illness and finding hope as we transition into the New Year.

FREE!

Get ready to learn all about Medicare and how it can help you with your healthcare needs!

Welcome to our online Medicare event! Join us for aninformative session, an expert speaker, and learn all about this healthcare coverage.

Hosted by Barnum Benefit Advisers! There are many different options & everyone you talk to claims they are in the “best” plan. They may be in the right plan for them, however, that same plan may not fit for you.Learn about Medicare health plan options so you can make the best decision for your situation. You will hear about:

• Medicare Parts A, B, C and D
• How much you can expect to pay for specific services
• The Medicare “Donut Hole”
• Enrollment How-Tos

Whether you’re new to Medicare or looking to make changes to your current plan, this event is perfect for you. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more about your healthcare options and get all your questions answered. Mark your calendars and register now!

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This event is aimed to empower adults to protect children from harm; attendees with receive valuable insights and practical tips on how to create a safe environment for children.

It is highly recommended that participants complete Stewards of Children® before taking the course.

January 2026 is the 22nd Annual National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM) — and we need your help to make it the loudest one yet! This webinar highlights ready-to-use resources, programs, and strategies to raise awareness in your programs and communities this NSAM and beyond.

*We cannot guarantee accessibility requests made less than two weeks before the event.

Do you have a question about advocating for The FASD Respect Act?  Want to give and receive updates? This weekly Zoom drop-in session is a great space to do it. The dedicated staff of the FASD United Policy Team will be on hand to answer your questions, give support, and cheer you on!

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Free, safe & confidential online Menopause Café with a focus on Early Onset Menopause.

This Menopause Café has a special focus on Early Onset Menopause, including surgical and medically induced menopause.

💜 What to expect:

• A safe, free, and respectful space to share experiences and listen to others
• Open to everyone, regardless of age or gender
• Patient-led: hosts are not medically trained, but have lived experience of early onset, surgical, and medical menopause
• No agenda, no conclusion, no products – just open conversation and support
• Not-for-profit community event

As SSI and Social Security rules have been changing in areas such as overpayments, better understanding current policies and proposals will be helpful in your advocacy.

This 1-hour webinar will discuss updates on current Social Security Administration (SSA) operations and rules and provide advocates with insights around upcoming and potential changes that might affect your clients.

Presenters will discuss: • Policy changes to overpayments and in-kind support rules, • Potential rules that would affect SSI and disability benefits, • SSA operations currently

Who Should Participate: Advocates working with older adults and people with disabilities who are eligible for SSI or Social Security

FREE!

Join us for a live and interactive discussion that will explore the Evolving Homes® model, which is built upon four interconnected cornerstones for thriving at home: Home Modification Physical Fitness Lifestyle Medicine Technology

Carol Chiang OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM, CHAMP globally recognized aging-in-place expert and occupational therapist and author of Age in Place or Find a New Space

In keeping with our practice, the webinar will be one hour, followed immediately by an open Q&A session that will last for half an hour.

The purpose of this webinar is to provide information about new resources afforded under the Supporting America’s Children and Families Act, so that Tribes that operate kinship support service programs, including kinship navigation programs, can prepare to take advantage of them. 

This new law reauthorizes and updates Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, a critical child welfare law that provides funding to Tribes, states, and territories, to create and operate coordinated child and family services programs. While administered by child welfare agencies, Title IV-B funds can be used for services to support and strengthen families – including kinship families – both inside and outside the child welfare system. The new law explicitly includes kinship families and clarifies that Title IV-B funds can be used for peer-to-peer support programs. It also provides for competitive grants for kinship navigator programs, including Tribal kinship navigator programs, and provides funding to support the evaluation of kinship navigator programs and prevention services. Our presenter for this webinar is Network Subject Matter Expert Angelique Day, PhD, MSW.